Blog 1_SS2018 - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T09:14:00Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/blog-1-ss2018?groupUrl=secondaryschoolcurriculuminforeignlanguage&groupId=649749%3AGroup%3A843102&id=649749%3ATopic%3A1165717&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Mary,
Your presentation wa…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-24:649749:Comment:11664262018-02-24T02:31:49.422ZMargarita Mejia-Ramoshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MargaritaMejiaRamos
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Mary,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your presentation was fun and interesting, I learned newer Italian words and the fact that it is a little similar to Spanish it made it more enjoyable. I’ll be honest I don’t think the fact that the video…</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Mary,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your presentation was fun and interesting, I learned newer Italian words and the fact that it is a little similar to Spanish it made it more enjoyable. I’ll be honest I don’t think the fact that the video was four minutes long was the issue, but perhaps it was that it was going a little too fast; I say this because when you and Mariella were talking slowly we were more into the lesson. Other than that, I believe you guys met your goal which was to add culture into the lesson.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">(92)</span></p> Hello Katheryn,
Your presenta…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-24:649749:Comment:11664252018-02-24T02:16:26.698ZMargarita Mejia-Ramoshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MargaritaMejiaRamos
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hello Katheryn,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your presentation wasn’t perfect, but neither was mine. That’s one of the things that I liked about the micro-teaching activity, because we all have the opportunity to learn from one another. Even…</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hello Katheryn,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your presentation wasn’t perfect, but neither was mine. That’s one of the things that I liked about the micro-teaching activity, because we all have the opportunity to learn from one another. Even though you made a mistake, you and Maria still managed to complete your goal, which was to demonstrate the different types of activities we can make for a diverse class and their special needs.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">(66)</span></p> Hi David,
Your presentation w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-24:649749:Comment:11664242018-02-24T01:52:52.498ZBriana Lopezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrianaLopez
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi David,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your presentation was given very well. Both you and Margarita were able to create a fun activity that motivated students to participate and wanting keep learning. Soccer was a fun topic that most students were able to relate to and talk about how their favorite team is from this country, or that country, etc. It was an interesting way to teach the class about culture and help them when they were not sure…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi David,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your presentation was given very well. Both you and Margarita were able to create a fun activity that motivated students to participate and wanting keep learning. Soccer was a fun topic that most students were able to relate to and talk about how their favorite team is from this country, or that country, etc. It was an interesting way to teach the class about culture and help them when they were not sure of what to do. All students, including non-spanish speakers were able to benefit from this activity.</span></p> Hi Leslie,
I agree that this…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-24:649749:Comment:11664232018-02-24T01:43:55.023ZBriana Lopezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrianaLopez
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Leslie,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I agree that this activity was very interesting. Even though we didn't succeed that well at accomplishing our learning objective, I think we gave the right idea about having students work on an assignment outside of the classroom and relate it to their everyday lives. You’re right, paying attention to details, even the smallest ones, can make a huge difference with how our presentation can turn out next…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Leslie,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I agree that this activity was very interesting. Even though we didn't succeed that well at accomplishing our learning objective, I think we gave the right idea about having students work on an assignment outside of the classroom and relate it to their everyday lives. You’re right, paying attention to details, even the smallest ones, can make a huge difference with how our presentation can turn out next time. This will only help us become better future educators and improve little by little. </span></p> Hi Briana,
I like the way you…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-24:649749:Comment:11663542018-02-24T01:32:37.331ZLeslie Gonzalezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LeslieGonzalez
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Briana,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I like the way you described the way this activity was, “dipping our feet in the water and seeing what it’s like to be a teacher.” It was definitely a way to see what teaching will be like we gave a presentation to students hoping they would understand and acquire knowledge of what we planned to explained. Since this was our first presentation, we now know the small and important details we need to work…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Briana,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I like the way you described the way this activity was, “dipping our feet in the water and seeing what it’s like to be a teacher.” It was definitely a way to see what teaching will be like we gave a presentation to students hoping they would understand and acquire knowledge of what we planned to explained. Since this was our first presentation, we now know the small and important details we need to work on to do a better job next time. I agree with what you stated, that controlling our nerves will help us not get our information mixed up and give our presentation successfully.</span></p> Hi David,
I think you and Mar…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-24:649749:Comment:11663532018-02-24T01:22:34.311ZLeslie Gonzalezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LeslieGonzalez
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi David,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think you and Margarita did a good job in your presentation. You both were able to get the class involved and work on an activity that they enjoyed. Using sports in order to talk about culture to the class was a suitable way to get everyone interested. I agree with you when you mentioned how this assignment has given us a quick preview of what student teaching may be like.The more we learn how to…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi David,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think you and Margarita did a good job in your presentation. You both were able to get the class involved and work on an activity that they enjoyed. Using sports in order to talk about culture to the class was a suitable way to get everyone interested. I agree with you when you mentioned how this assignment has given us a quick preview of what student teaching may be like.The more we learn how to accomplish tasks such as this one, the closer we get to becoming better teachers in the future.</span></p> The micro- teaching activity…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-23:649749:Comment:11661602018-02-23T03:23:18.811ZBriana Lopezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrianaLopez
<p>The micro- teaching activity that my classmate Leslie and I did helped us have a better idea of what our future profession will be like. It was very interesting in the aspect that it sort of let us dip our feet in the water and see what it is like to be a teacher. The activity Leslie and I were assigned to do was an activity involving work outside of the classroom.</p>
<p>Leslie and I tried to make the activity as creative and fun as we possibly could. We came up with the idea of making…</p>
<p>The micro- teaching activity that my classmate Leslie and I did helped us have a better idea of what our future profession will be like. It was very interesting in the aspect that it sort of let us dip our feet in the water and see what it is like to be a teacher. The activity Leslie and I were assigned to do was an activity involving work outside of the classroom.</p>
<p>Leslie and I tried to make the activity as creative and fun as we possibly could. We came up with the idea of making students write about their daily routines using reflective verbs. However, we notice afterwards, we didn’t have full knowledge and awareness of what we were trying to teach. Although the handout we gave explained exactly what a reflexive verb was. When writing them on the blackboard we mixed them up with transitive verbs. Which caused many of our fellow classmates/ students to be lost. I also believe I personally could’ve spoken a little slower since the assignment we were trying to teach was hard enough to start with and speaking extremely fast didn’t help at all. Nor, how nervous I felt. As well as, I also believe I could’ve spoken a little more in regards to what we were trying to teach. For the next micro-teaching I can improve by trying to speak a little slower, having full knowledge of what I am trying to teach, as well as, not letting how nervous I feel get the best of me.</p>
<p>We could also incorporate culture into our micro-teaching activity by making the students write how certain aspects of their day are related to their beliefs, traditions and in general, the culture in which they were raised in. Overall, I believe this micro- teaching activity will help us in the long run to become better future educators, as well as, we will be able to learn from our mistakes.</p> Hi Maria,
You and Katheryn wr…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-23:649749:Comment:11662522018-02-23T02:36:07.765ZGloria Paynehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GloriaPayne
<p>Hi Maria,</p>
<p>You and Katheryn wrote a good lesson plan, and I appreciated the way that you were able to organize the class into groups. It enabled us to be more engaged in the lesson that was being presented. Furthermore, you encourage classroom participation, with probing questions, which facilitate the learning process. The fact that you were able to recognize the cultural differences, but used it as a educational tool was impressive. However, as was mentioned use of the smartboard…</p>
<p>Hi Maria,</p>
<p>You and Katheryn wrote a good lesson plan, and I appreciated the way that you were able to organize the class into groups. It enabled us to be more engaged in the lesson that was being presented. Furthermore, you encourage classroom participation, with probing questions, which facilitate the learning process. The fact that you were able to recognize the cultural differences, but used it as a educational tool was impressive. However, as was mentioned use of the smartboard would have increased the engagement even further.</p> Beautiful presentation Oscar.…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-23:649749:Comment:11663252018-02-23T01:51:20.219ZGloria Paynehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GloriaPayne
<p>Beautiful presentation Oscar. From my prospective you chose a solid lesson plan that was flexible and applicable to students of all background and learning ability. Furthermore, we as a group were able to provide lesson that was inclusive, including those with learning disabilities. As you stated there were several opportunities for improvement. Specifically, we should have provided copies of the handouts to everyone, so that they could better follow the lesson plan. I would also like to…</p>
<p>Beautiful presentation Oscar. From my prospective you chose a solid lesson plan that was flexible and applicable to students of all background and learning ability. Furthermore, we as a group were able to provide lesson that was inclusive, including those with learning disabilities. As you stated there were several opportunities for improvement. Specifically, we should have provided copies of the handouts to everyone, so that they could better follow the lesson plan. I would also like to thank David for helping out our group in demonstrating how we would interact with a student who may have a disability.</p> The micro-teaching…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-02-22:649749:Comment:11663912018-02-22T20:56:42.190ZLeslie Gonzalezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LeslieGonzalez
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The micro-teaching activity I had to present with Briana Lopez was a very interesting activity that made me realize how detailed and precise one must be when presenting to a class. Using techniques that work for everyone in regards to understanding the lesson is very important. This activity shows what we will have to be prepared for when teaching in the future and it will shape us into better instructors. Accepting criticism is just as important as…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The micro-teaching activity I had to present with Briana Lopez was a very interesting activity that made me realize how detailed and precise one must be when presenting to a class. Using techniques that work for everyone in regards to understanding the lesson is very important. This activity shows what we will have to be prepared for when teaching in the future and it will shape us into better instructors. Accepting criticism is just as important as accepting admiration because it is the only way we will be able to improve and become better teachers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Briana and I’s objective was to present an activity that involved working outside of a classroom setting. Therefore we decided to create a project that required students to record their activities of a regular daily routine. The target of this exercise was to have the students practice using reflexive and irreflexive verbs in spanish in order to describe their routines. We wrote the learning objective on the board as a quick review what was learned during the “previous class.” Therefore our objective was to portray the idea that what was being left for homework was already taught and that only a quick review was needed. I spoke both english and spanish in order to make the instructions more clear hence not all the students in our class understand spanish.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> I realize that I could have presented the activity more clearly by going over a little bit of every learning objective, considering that there were three and we went over two. In addition, I mixed up the reflexive verbs with transitive verbs, making the lesson confusing. Speaking slower and explaining thoroughly each objective could have also avoided confusion what I was explaining. I realized that the use of visuals and technology could have helped understand the lesson since perhaps seeing the actions of the verbs could have given a better idea of what I was trying to accomplish.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Overall, this activity was interesting and eye opener of what teaching will consist of in the future. It was given me an idea of how detailed I must be and what is needed in order to become a good teacher.</span></p>